Interventional selective coronary angiography is an invasive procedure, which is conjugate with the need to introduce the contrast agent directly into the lumen of the coronary arteries. Contrast agent injected through the femoral or brachial artery, by setting the vascular catheter.

In German hospitals are fluent in this method.The procedure is performed in the " cardiac catheter laboratories " that are equipped with the latest technology.

Order of procedure

Under the control of X-ray apparatus physician determines the location and degree of narrowing of the coronary arteries . In the presence of stenosis expressed discusses the possibility of extending one or even several of the coronary arteries special balloon . Thus , diagnostic coronary angiography smoothly into the medical - percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty Balon

Statement

According to clinical and non-invasive preliminary survey revealed high risk of complications ( including the fully asymptomatic ischemic heart disease ) Ineffectiveness of drug therapy for atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries When drug resistance correction of unstable angina, occurred in a patient who had undergone myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction accompanied, hypotension and / or pulmonary edema When it is impossible to establish the degree of risk of complications, using non-invasive methods of examination As preoperative surgical planning of open heart patients older than thirty-five years.